Cynthia is a model who was born in Alabama and has a 10-year-old daughter, Noelle. She’s appeared on the cover of Essence magazine, The Cosby Show and the musical Without You I’m Nothing. On the show, Cynthia deals with her boyfriend of three years, Peter Thomas, and giving him a marriage ultimatum.

Phaedra Parks is an entertainment lawyer and a friend of Kandi Burress. Phaedra is married to a younger man, Apollo, who went to prison for a “white collar crime” and the other housewives love to gossip about her. But bonus, she’s also pregnant!